Improvement in cartridge-extractors for fire-arms



H, REYNOLDS.

Revolver.

-Patented Nov 2.2.1864. v

.PETERS, PHOTO-LITHOGRAFHR, WASNXNGTON, D C.

UNITED STATES PATENT EEICE.

HENRY REYNOLDS, 0F SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

IMPROVEMENT/IN CARTRIDGE-EXTRACTORS FOR FIRE-ARMS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 45,176, dated November 22, 1864.

' To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY REYNOLDS, of Springfield, in the county of Hampden and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and Improved Cartridge-Shell Ej ector for Fire- Arms; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which-v Figure l is a side view oi' a. revolving pistol having my invention applied. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section of the same.

Similar letters ot' reference indicate corresponding parts in the several ligures.

My invention is designed more especially for application to revolvers which are loaded in front ot' the chambers withr metallic cartridges, but is also applicable to some kinds of breechloading tire-arms, which are similarly loaded.

It consists otl a lever attached by a fulcrum pin to the exterior ot' the fire-arm in rear of the chamber or chambers and having attached to it a wedge, which, by moving the lever forward, is made to enter an opening in the chamber or chambers and between thebreech and the rear end of the cartridge-shell, and so push forward the shell. l

I Willproceed to describe the'aplilicationot' my invention to the revolver, which will enable others skilled in the art to apply it also to breech-loading {ire-arms, as the manner of its application to the latter will be essentially the same.

A is the frame ot' the arm. B is the cylinder, constructed solid, or with shoulders for the support of the rear ends of the cartridges, at the rear of the chambers a a, and with openings b b in the sides,which permit the hammer to strike upon the eartrid ges and also provide for the entrance of the wedge of the ejector,

a protuberance, c, for the reception of the fulcrum end of the lever, the said protuberance having a part of the mortise fwithin it and being formed to receive the wedge h, which is formed of the same piece with the lever, when the latter is thrown back, as shown in Fig. 1, and in black outline in Fig. 2, as it always is when not in use.

When it is desired to eject the exploded cartridge-shells the hammer is brought to halfcock to permit the cylinder to be turned by hand` and the cylinder is then turned to bring one ofthe chambers a c opposite to thegroove g, which is provided in the front part ot' the frame A, on thesame side as the ejector, the said chamber being then also opposite or in liuc with the ejector. The ejector is then moved forward to the position shown in red outline, by which means the point or sharp edge of its wedge is caused to enter the hole b between the cartridge-shell and the rear end or shoulder ot' the chamber, and thereby start the cartridge-shell forward. If the chambers and cartridge-shells are made slightly tapering, a sudden forward movement ofthe ejector will throw the shell completely out of the chamber, otherwise, after being started forward, the shell may be pulled out by taking hold of its front end with the thumb and tinger. When one shell has been ejected or taken out the lever is moved back a little way and the cylinder turned to bring another chamber opposite to or in line with it, and the operation is repeated. The several chambers are brought one after another to the above-mentioned position and the operation of the ejector each time repeated until l all the shells have been extracted. The ejector frame of a. tire arm, and in combination with its chamber orl chambers, and operating substantially as herein specified.

' HENRY REYNOLDS.

Witnesses:

SAML. GRIswoLD, A. P. CASEY. 

